In the last blog in our series, we concluded that the SDA’s formation “leapfrogged the institutional services by providing more reliable conjunction warnings, which underpinned the need for a shared approach for the utilization of near-Earth space”, as Lorenzo Arona,...

To celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the SDC’s creation, we will be producing a series of blog posts highlighting different themes and achievements over the last decade. This first blog will weigh-up space safety in a pre-SDA world.  2010: Space debris, or space...

In a recent AMOS webinar, the operational impact of the Space Data Centre was put under spotlight – highlighting the Space Data Association’s efforts to implement a robust civil space traffic management system. Formed to enhance safety of flight through operational...

The SDC recently celebrated 10 years of operation in July 2020. Some of our directors, friends and colleagues took the opportunity to review the SDA and SDC’s impact on some industry-wide challenges over the last decade. This short video encapsulates the values...

By Brian Swinburne, Standard Member Director, Space Data Association  Regardless of the mission, the military relies on intel. Clear uninterrupted communication with troops on the ground is vital and can be especially challenging when operating in remote terrain....

This year we mark 10 years of operating the Space Data Center (SDC). A lot has changed in the past decade, but the need for satellite operators to share essential data for collision avoidance has not. This is still more important than ever in our modern space...